Poultry feeder



Aug. 3, 1943- c. 1'. PHlLLlPs POULTRY FEEDER Filed Dec. 8, l1941'Patented Aug. 3, 1943 'Cliffor hmps, Riiook, N. V I I AepiieatiteDecember 8, 1341, serial Ne; 422,164 trioiaimstf io1.i119j 81)`f i Thisinvention relates'to a poultry 'feeder and has for an object to providea po-ultry feeder having `an opening in the lid-for feeding purposes,there being a detachable retaim'ng lip below the opening to catch feedthat sp'ills out of the feeder when poultry are feeding, the retaininglip alsoretai'ning surplus spilled food which may be subsequently eatenby the poultry.

A further object is' to provide a poultry feeder having a gnard over thetop of the feed opening to p'revent litter from dropping off the feet ofthe poultry into the trough like feed container. I

A further object is to provide a poultry feeder having a spinnerattached to the lid to keep poultry from roo-sting on the lid.

A further object is to provide a poultry feeder having a lid which maybe adjusted vertically to accommodate po'ultry of various sizes.

A further object is toprovide apparatus of this' Character which will beformed of a few strong, simple and durable parts, which will beinexpensive to manufacture, vand which will not easily get out of order.

with the above end other objects in view the invention consists of'certain novel details' of construction and co'mbinations of partsherei'nafter fully described and claimed, it being understood thatvarious modifications may be resorted to v within the scope of theappended claims without departing from the spirit or sacrificing any ofthe advantages of the invention.

In the accompanying drawing forming apart of this specification: f

Figure l is a fragmentary detail view showing one end of a poultryfeeder constructed in accordance with the invention.

.Figure 2 is a top plan view of vthe poultry feeder i with portionsbroken away.

Figure 3 is a front elevation of the poultry feeder.

Figure fil is 'a cross sectional view of the poultry feeder taken on theline l-i of Figure 3.

Figure 5 is a detail perspective view of the retaim'ng lip.

Referring now to the drawing in which like characters of referencedesignate' similar parts in the various Views, the poultry feedercomprises a trough like container i having a comparatively low frontWall Ii, a comparatively higher back wall 12 and a pair of end walls |3of greater height than the back wall outside of the front and back wallsand having downwardly and forwardly inclined top edges A lid 15 isdisposed between the end walls |3 and inclines downwardly and forwardly.Thelid is providedl lwith aV longitudi-nal feed opening: Gf and ishinged at the botto-rn as shown at |1, to the: front wall of thecontainer. The' lid has'itsupper" rear edge spaced upwardly from therear wall l2 of the container and this spaoing of the lid provides asecond feed opening IB, seeFi'gure4.

The end walls l3 of the container are provided with superposed openingsl9jto nterchangeably i receive screw bolts 29 whichZ are engagedunderneath the upper free end-of the lid to support the lid'at variousangular inclinations to the hori- Zontal and thus vary the height of the:said opening 58 to accommodate poultryof various sizes.

Both feed openings 16 and 18 extend longitudinally respectively of thelid of the container and are provided on their lower edges withidentical retaining lips .V As best shown in Figure 5 each retaining lipis of substantiallyV-forni in Vertical sectionand is` removably held vinplace by a respective metal strip 22. secured to and extending above thelower walls ofithe feed openings, these strips receiving hoo-k likefianges 23 forrned on the retaining. lips.

The lidV is provided on its topand above the feed-opening lfi with anangular guard 24 having a. foot p'ortion 25, provided' withtransverseslots 26', slidably mounted on the lid by screws 226.V

The lid is also provided abovev its feed opening with a spinner 21 whichis in the nature of an' elongated metal Strap twisted longitudinallyand' provided at the ends with -gudgeons 28 which'are receivedin angular.bracket arms 29 which are secured by screws 30 to the lid.

The retaining'lips 2| prvent spilled food from dropping to the groundand also 'retain'the' food te vte subsequently etttenV by the, pouitry.frhel i guard 24 prevents 'debris from'falling from the legs of thepoultry into the food supply through the opening IB inthe lid. TheSpinner prevents poultry from -roosting upon the lid. 3 From the abovedescription itiis thoughtV that planation. 1

What is claimed is`:

1. A poultryfeeder comprising a trough like 1 container, an inclned lidprovided with aV feedV opening hinged at the lower edge vto the conotainer, end walls for the oontainer, means carried by the end wallssupporting the upper free end i of the lid at various desired spaced1distances.` above vthe container to provide an adjusta-ble feed openingbetween the lid and the container, both of said feed openings eXtendinglongtudinally of the lid and Vthe container, means provided at the loweredges of both feed openings preventing the wasting of food dropped bypoultry while feeding j and collecting the dropped food for subsequenteating by the poultry, a guard above the feed opening in the lidpreventing debris from the feet `of the poultry from dropping' into thelid feed opening, and means carried by the lid preventing I Vroostng ofthe poultry on the lid. V

, 3. The structure of olaim 1 in which the means for preventing waste ofdropped food and at the same time collecting dropped food comprisesretaining lips of substantially V-for-m in Vertical section,metal'straps secured to and extending above the lower walls of the feedopenings and' hook like fianges on the lips in which said metal strapsare received. i

4. The structure of claim 1 in which the means w for` preventing.poultry roosting Von the lid comprises a Spinner formed ofa'n'elongated metal ribbon twisted axially and rotatably mounted onbrackets on the end edge portions of the lid.

5. A poultry feeder, comprising a trough-like i Vcontainer, an inclinedlid provided With a feed openings extending longitudinally of the lidand a 15 .the containei', means provided at the lower edges openinghin'ed at the lower edge to the container, end walls for the container,means carried by the end walls supportingv the upper free end of the lidatrvariousV desired spaced distances above the containervto provide anadjustable feed opening' between the lid and the container, both of saidfeed of both feed openings for pieventing the waste of food dropped bythe poultry when feeding and e collecting'the dropped food forsubsequent eating =by the poultry, and a guardabove the feed opening inthe lid preventing debris from the feet of therrpoultry from droppinginto the lid feed opening.

cmFFoRD T. PHILLIPS.

